d'oh!!!!!!  replied to sender instead of to group ;( trying again, sorry
SESrin!

If the necro is level 12, he can heal himself just fine - he just got a
lifetap over time spell that rocks at that level.  Of course, if he's about
to die, throw him a heal ;)

Where were his 'adds' coming from? was he the puller? or was he trying to
solo mobs while the ranger tanked others?

With just the three of you, you've pretty much gotta stick with 1 mob at a
time.... when the adds build up I'd say get the hell out and try again.

In a perfect situation, you only need to heal the tank.  Should a caster get
whacked occasionally, throw a heal over time on them (when you get one).  If
said caster is a druid, shammy, or necro, let em heal themselves.  Other
melees that can't heal themselves, help em out, but if only the tank is
getting whacked, it isn't too big of a priority.  MA stays alive = group
staying alive.

and btw.... when your mana runs out, it shouldn't be 'melee time', but
rather 'med time' to get mana back ;)

general rule of thumb that will get you to 65 is this:
always keep the main tank alive

if a person in a robe gets agro, let em die

if the ranger takes agro off the warrior, let em die

1st: where are you hunting that you get THAT many adds?  Your
group should set off away from the spawn point if possible... Then have
your tank pull to you..... This will usually reduce adds.
2nd: it sounds as if your necro needed to control his pet better. I play an
enchanter, and have been told by groups not to even BRING a pet, since
I cannot call it off.
Now to the meat of my advice, as a cleric, your job in a group is to keep
every player alive.... I wouldn't waste mana on healing a pet, since the
necro can (theoretically at least) summon another.... Mana should be used
to keep the group together. If a pet dies, it gets summoned right there. If
a player dies, unless you are hunting next to their bind point (an extremely
dangerous and foolish idea, BTW) he/she will take time away from the
group on a death. When you are overwhelmed by adds, having your tank
2 zones away is NOT the best idea.
My advice, invite an enchanter to the group... the crowd control on adds
is right up his ally. If you cannot find one, have the ranger Lull (is that
in
his spell level? dont know. never played a ranger) Root is NOT a good
crowd control spell. It is too random and leaves agro on the group.

Beholm Drolendar
Mithaniel Marr server
Knights of the Rising Sun guild
Enchanter (34th year)